Grow your own staff policy builds success for Inverness firm

HOUSEBUILDER Tulloch Homes’ policy of growing its own staff is paying off with six new local apprentices welcomed to the firm.

The new recruits will take the number of apprentices working for Tulloch to 22, with six of those set to become fully fledged tradesmen later this year.

They are apprentice joiners Reece Patience (17) from Inverness and John Grant (17) from Nairn, apprentice plumbers Craig Given (18) from Lochend and Craig Birnie (19) from Culloden, and apprentice painters Kai MacLeod, (19) from Charleston and Daniel Douglas (20) from Culduthel.

Tulloch Homes chief executive George Fraser commented: “It may not be too fashionable in the housebuilding industry to invest in apprenticeships, but we at Tulloch believe this is the right road to take.

“Our ‘grow your own’ policy in terms of workforce has proved highly successful and young people are immersed in the Tulloch award-winning way of doing things. We see this approach as key to our continued growth and putting something back into the community .”

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